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Show -i 1 1 1 : i : 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 m 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 m. i !:: Yankees Won't Be Divided :: "T7" ENKSAW M. LANDIS, the " high commissioner of base- ball, has settled the ru- " mors that have been current for months that the New York Yank- ees' owner would be asked to "even up" the strength of American league clubs next season and make the financial returns more .. even thereby by weakening the " present Yankee team. "Has this suggestion ever been , placed before you?" "The matter has not been brought to my attention before," - replied Mr. Landis. "Is it a matter Ruth and Gehrig and the general strength of the Yankees, ended with Muggins' team around nine- .-teen .-teen games in the lead and with the greatest record of victories - ever hung up. The strength of the team was apparent after the first few weeks Y. and when the race became a stern chase the attendance in the cities " which harbored the weak teams dropped away the only large crowds being drawn by the visits of the Yankees. !! When this drop In attendance came the rumors that the league " f x s : . i if "&KJ& . . which would or should be handled through your office " as high eomniission- .. er?" he was next j " asked. ! - "I don't know as to that, but you can say this : That know- ing what I do of - baseball I know thai ' ' that is one tiling that will not hap pen." I.antlis made the statement in an emphatic em-phatic tone. The runaway racp in the American .. league, due to the terrific clouting of heads would seek " some drastic nieas- ures to equalize the " situation started up. Club owners have " intimated that they -would ask Colonel Jacob Ruppert. the Yankee club owner, to submit to the dis- " posal of one or per- .. haps two stars "for "j the sakeof thegatne.' Land is' statement "j ends all such talk and places respon sihility of strength- -r ening the other clubs up to the owners. scouts and managers of the other clubs " H-H-M-l' I M I I 1 1 I Judge K. M. Landis. |